Blagoevgrad celebrated 186 years since the birth of Vasil Levski. With a flower-laying ritual, 186 years since the birth of Vasil Levski were celebrated in Blagoevgrad. Mayor Ilko Stoyanov, students, children from kindergartens, representatives of institutions, public figures and citizens bowed their heads in front of the bust-monument of the Apostle of Freedom. The ceremony was also attended by the Honorary Guard of the 3rd Brigade Command, with Commander Col. Mitko Baltov.
On the eponymous "Vasil Levski" square, Karina and Joanna, graduates of the Center for Personal and Creative Development of Children of Blagoevgrad, presented an artistic and creative program, and significant moments from the life and work of the Deacon were recalled.
Vasil Ivanov Kunchev, known as Vasil Levski and the Apostle of Freedom, was born on this date in 1837 in Karlovo. Levski is a national hero, ideologist, and organizer of the Bulgarian Revolutionary Central Committee.
Vasil Levski is a champion of a pure and holy republic, a fighter for equality between peoples, for political and civil rights of ethnic groups and minorities, for a democratic structure of society - Bulgarian, Balkan, and universal.
The life path of the Apostle of Freedom ended on February 19 (February 6, old style) 1873, when he was hanged.
